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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loyalton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loyalton and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Loyalton:
- 40.569691, -76.758867
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Loyalton
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Loyalton is near Northumberland County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Loyalton
Communities Also Named Loyalton ...
We found two communities that are also named Loyalton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Loyalton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This Loyalton is located in Sierra County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loyalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Loyalton.
- South Dakota
- Edmunds County
- This Loyalton is located in Edmunds County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loyalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmunds County community of Loyalton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyalton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Big Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Run is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Carsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elizabethville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fearnot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fearnot is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnot
- Fisherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hebe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebe is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Klingerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Matterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Matterstown is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matterstown
- Pillow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
How Far From Loyalton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Loyalton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loyalton and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loyalton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loyalton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Loyalton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loyalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5697, Longitude: -76.7589 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.604 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.375 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.93 degrees. |
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